Download or read book Swiss Sensibility written by Anna Roos and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary architecture in Switzerland is influenced by Peter Zumthor and Herzog & de Meuron, recipients of the Swiss Pritzker Prize, as well as a number of other prominent architects. The book presents 25 buildings in Switzerland designed by 16 influential Swiss architects: The range covers high-density urban developments through to rural sites in the alpine environment, with examples of traditional craftsmanship and materials, and modern construction technology and engineering. Large-format photographs illustrate the buildings’ proportions, materials, and details. Four authors analyze the Swiss building culture and its high architectural quality from an insider’s and an outsider’s point of view. In a detailed interview, Peter Zumthor explains his approach to architectural design.

Download or read book Contemporary Swiss Architecture written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Contemporary Swiss Architecture written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Swiss Architecture written by Hulbertus Adam and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major survey of contemporary Swiss architecture showcasing the nation's advanced engineering, superlative craftsmanship, and stunning natural scenery With its Alpine peaks, crystalline lakes, and efficient cities, Switzerland has quietly become a center for sophisticated late modern architecture. Architect Peter Zumthor, a former cabinetmaker, and the firm Herzog & de Meuron produced a series of buildings at home and abroad that has paved the way for a younger generation of architects who fuse the country’s traditional materials with high-tech new tools and innovative construction methods. This book goes beyond the standard project-based survey, documenting the most important buildings of the last decade through architectural photographs that highlight the detail, volumetric play, and material experimentation of the buildings and portray them in the unique environments in which they have been designed and built. Because of their isolated locations, many of these buildings have rarely been seen before, despite having been designed by some of architecture’s leading lights. The first section presents a photographic portfolio of projects. The second section describes each of the featured buildings in concise texts and architectural illustrations.

Download or read book Altitude written by Robert Klanten and published by Gestalten. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La présente publication invite le lecteur à un survol du graphisme suisse contemporain.

Download or read book Contemporary Swiss Architecture written by Swiss Foundation Pro Helvetia, Zurich and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Contemporary Swiss Architecture written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book House Tour written by Adam Jasper and published by Park Publishing (WI). This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 240 cm is the standard distance between floor and ceiling in residential buildings: the height of the void we inhabit. In its precision, and its emptiness, the number reflects contemporary interior architecture's condition. In a series of essays, 'House Tour' explores an interior that is both familiar and seemingly uninhabited, critically celebrating a peculiar genre of representation, the architectural photography of an unfurnished interior. The authors - including anthropologists, architecture theorists and art historians - consider the ubiquitous contemporary apartment from an eye-level view, foregrounding the appearance and material presence of the architectural shell. They start out from photographs of unfurnished interiors found on the websites of leading Swiss architecture firms. They have a blank, labyrinthine appearance, with walls intersecting at oblique angles and exits seemingly leading nowhere, and show featureless rooms with seamless trans.

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Download or read book World s Contemporary Architecture Switzerland written by Yuichi Ino and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Directions in Swiss Architecture written by Jul Bachmann and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of contemporarY Swiss architecture.

Download or read book Architecture moderne suisse written by Max Bill and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Switzerland Builds written by George Everard Kidder Smith and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of architecture in Switzerland and the country's contribution to the development of modern architecture.

Download or read book Switzerland written by Maya Huber and published by Batsford. This book was released on 2001 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By no means exhaustive, this guide to Swiss contemporary architecture offers the reader a glimpse of some especially innovative designs throughout the Helvetian Confederation. The examples depicted are set in stunning Swiss landscapes.

Download or read book Swiss Made written by Steven Spier and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to architecture, Switzerland wields an international influence that belies its small geographic size. Such prominent figures as Herzog & de Meuron and Peter Zumthor lead a chorus of innovative new voices emanating from this mountainous nation where craftsmanship, simple beauty, and environmental sensitivity have always been prized values. Swiss Made presents the work of the celebrated studios and architects at the forefront of Swiss design, much of which has never been seen before in the United States. In his introduction, historian Steven Spier provides an overview of Swiss architecture and considers the cultural attitudes that have fostered such refined buildings. Critic Martin Tschantz assesses the Swiss tradition of integrating progressive design, indigenous building techniques, and advanced engineering systems. The cleareyed images of architectural photographer Christian Richters are supplemented by drawings and plans of the many projects included in this handsome volume. Swiss Made features the work of: Burkhalter & Sumi, Diener & Diener, Gigon & Guyer, Herzog & de Meuron, Peter Markli, Peter Zumthor, and many others. Swiss Made is the companion volume to SuperDutch.

Download or read book Contemporary Architects written by Muriel Emanuel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-23 with total page 935 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Directions in Swiss Architecture written by Jul Bachmann and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: